I need some help with my son

go on a family bonding session. you either have spoiled him too much or your to easy to fool. the best thing to do is deprive him from his things he likes. remove the t.v. just don't give in

I guess I don't understand the problem Sudi,
I don't really care if my kids sulked or not. If they didn't do what I told them they got punished. And the sulking is the whole way of trying to get back at me....so frickin what. That's what being a parent is all about.
It's not your job as a parent to make every moment in their life perfect. It's your job to turn out great kids that respect you and their elders and society as a whole. He'll get over it as soon as he realizes that sulking ain't doing it for him....

i think you are worried to much about how hes going to learn things. your a great mother and thinking if you lose your temper some you wont be. thats not so. i dont know why everyone thinks its the moms fault if kids dont turn out nearly perfect. its not. kids are just all different. i had 5 and 2 of them were very selfish growing up. one is still a bit selfish, but my oldest is the most unselfish person there is now and he was very selfish growing up. then sometimes theres a whole other thing bothering them we dont know about. perhaps he knows someone like that and he is trying to be the same? we just never know.

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Our sons were like that. They would fight over the shows they wanted to watch.

I gave them a choice. They could each pick one show each night for after homework was done. They each had their own color highliter and had to work it out between themselves. Once they agreed, they would hilite their show on the tv guide with their color. I made them learn to cooperate. There were times when I wanted to watch something. My show took precedence. Period. I worked and paid for the tv and the electric, so my choice came first. They had no say in that.

Put your foot down. Use an egg timer if need be. Tell your son he has so much time to watch his shows and that's it. Don't make it a debate and don't let him have his own way. When his time is up, firmly change the channel. Keep the remote with you. Let him know the time for family show watching has started and that is that. If he doesn't want to watch with the family, he can go play quietly in his room.

Let him sulk. You laid down the rules and make sure he knows he WILL abide by them. Don't reward bad behavior. If he pouts and sulks, let him. As long as he's not hurting anyone, just ignore it. When he comes in to join the family, let him sit with you or let him know you are glad he has joined the rest of you for family time.

I hope this helps.:)

oh gosh, this is only TV you are talking about. Wait until wii or playstation or xbox comes into the picture, you'll be driven up the wall. I can understand your predicament. Sometimes, we must take into consideration that we cant bring up our children like how our parents did with us last time. Times have changed and today, it is so much more electrical! Try to indirectly introduce something that might be of interest with him, such as crafts or anything. But I'm not too sure, kids that age are rebellous. Worst come to worst, you just have to swallow your anger and wait till he gets bored of that idiot box!:)

It is simple, no TV for anyone during dinner time. Put on some nice quiet music and enjoy family time.

I remember when my son was 10, and I am sure now it was hormones but he would be a sweet kid one minute and I monster the next. I looked at him and said 'Matt, I don't like the way you are acting'. He looked at me burst into tears and said 'Neither do I." Well that said it all. He could not control his outbursts.

He did eventually out grow it....military school was mentioned in the meantime. He did end up in the Navy, he is 23 now.
You will all survive.

It sounds like your son has or is going into puberty early. I imagine his other friends are like that also. Practice tough love. He'll eventually come around. It may not be until he's 21, like my daughter, but eventually he will.

I think it is time to pick and choose your battles, he is entering the age when you have much less influence with him. Start treating him like another adult and let him make his own choices, especially on the little things. First sit him down and tell him the problem you are facing as his Mother, than listen to what he has to say.
Give this value, the whole idea of this is to get him on your side and to let him know that even if yours is the final decision in these matters you will take his input seriously and will be willing to negotiate the end result. Children becoming adults feel very frustrate when they feel their ideas have no value. Never forget the goal in these discussions, it's not for you to win but for you to come to an agreement with your son for his best interest. As long as you force your point of view on him the situation is only going to get worse. Keep the long view in mind at all times and remember no one knows better how to push your button than your child.
Blessings

I have a ten year old son. So, I can relate to what you ae talking about. I sugest turning tv off during diner tme. Dinner time should be where family can talk to each other about what is going in their lives. A TV show distracts from that.

Remember one thing, just because you compromise with your child, It does not mean you gave in. Believe it or not when you compromise you are teaching him a valuable life lesson in how to get along with someone where everyone wll be happy. Where there is no winner or loser.